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‘Find Violet! Keep her with you!’ I mind-linked Lucien. I let Tenoch forward and shifted. My heart sank when screams rose around me, and I raced toward the fighting. I couldn’t tell who anyone was, but right now, it didn’t matter. It was us against them. Tezcatlipoca’s people had messed with the most sacred night to werewolves.
Tenoch dodged a few bullets, but I saw one hit the wolf in front of me. He roared and whimpered as he shifted back, dead within moments. Werewolves could heal from a lot, but a silver bullet to the heart was almost certain death.
‘They’re using silver bullets. Get to safety if you’re not fighting. Tell the other packs once you’re inside,’ I sent a pack-wide message. Anyone here should get it.
Tenoch jumped on top of the last SUV and rammed himself into the side of the man manning one of the gun machines. He plunged his teeth into the man’s neck and tore out his throat.
‘Cory! Where are you?’ James screamed into my mind.
‘Back SUV. Get the machine guns!’ I ordered.
‘It’s kind of hard with the silver bullets raining down on everyone,’ he replied, stress filtering through with his mind-link.
‘That’s why we need to get them,’ I said, jumping onto the second SUV, before I felt the burning of a bullet hitting my shoulder.
Tenoch roared in pain and anger, but thankfully, the bullet went in and out and not enough silver went into our body, so he wasn’t forced to shift back. Instead, he slammed into the machine gun, turning it ninety degrees south. The machine gun was still firing, and the rounds penetrated the hood. The SUV began swerving and gunned forward, making us drop back and roll off the vehicle.
The vehicle slammed into the front SUV, making the man manning the machine gun swerve upward as he tried to get his balance back. Another wolf jumped up and separated the man’s head from his body. I recognized Uncle Lalo’s wolf, and when he nodded at me, we ran towards the next set.
‘Don’t kill them all and don’t let them kill themselves,’ I growled out. We hadn’t been able to keep anyone alive so far. Anyone who got captured killed themselves before we could question them.
I felt several pack links sever, and I stumbled off one of the SUVs. My chest felt like a knife had been plunged straight into my heart, and I was having trouble breathing. Guilt and grief swarmed me as I felt the tethers of my people breaking. I should have kept them safe.
‘Violet?’ I called out, desperate to know she was safe.
‘Here! Lucien! Cory, Lucien is hit! I can’t find Areli and Lucien’s mate is...’ She sobbed as her words trailed off.
‘Get inside the pack house.’
‘Not without them!’ she screamed.
‘NOW VIOLET’ I roared, flowing my Alpha command at her.
‘No! Please don’t make me. I need to help them,’ she begged.
‘Areli is probably inside. Drag Lucien and Cecilia and get to safety, Violet. Please,’ I said more gently, removing the command.
‘Cory...’
‘Please. I need you safe,’ I begged her. ‘James, find Areli.’ I switched to him.
‘But the fight...’
‘Uncle Lalo’s here. We’ve almost got them all. Find my sister.’
‘On it, Alpha,’ he answered.
I continued to fight through the pain. There was no other choice. If I stopped now, I would feel more deaths. I needed to save the packs, but I could feel the pain flowing through me. I couldn’t tell what part of the pain was losing a pack member or if I was feeling the familial bonds snapping. I couldn’t stand and dissect the feeling. I could only make sure those around me were safe.
When the sound of gunshots finally went quiet, I began to wish they would fill the air again, because now all I could hear were the cries of mates and families looking for their loved ones.
‘Have you found her?’ I asked Violet.
‘No. She’s not inside. I found David. He’s going crazy looking for her. He can’t mind-link her, Cory.’
‘That doesn’t mean anything. You know that happens when she is invisible and forgets to lower her mind block. Keep looking. Have David keep trying to connect with her.’
‘Anything, James?’ I switched to him.
